Have you ever felt like you cannot breathe? Have you felt like there are certain situations wherein you keep thinking too much and often end up feeling like you need to panic? You become particularly concerned with what other people say about you, even if before this didn’t seem to bother you too much? And if they don’t end up liking you, you get anxious and feel like you need to burst?

A lot of people who experience symptoms of anxiety, are normally those types of people who do not talk a lot, people who hide things, or people who do not have the courage or the privilege to talk on their own about things that bother them. Anger gets built up and becomes negative energy, and turns into anxiety.

You do not need to worry because this is perfectly normal, and a lot of people get it. But, if it does get worse, and you feel that you cannot control the panic that you feel whenever you go out to meet people, or think about certain situations that are very unrealistic, and start hyperventilating, then you should consider looking for a psychologist that can help you control the anxiety and panic attacks.

Sometimes anxiety can be caused by a lot of reasons, mainly stress, family problems, or personal insecurities. But, there are also different ways to diagnose anxiety, and there are different intensities or levels of this mental illness that a psychologist will carefully take into consideration before giving you the appropriate medication and treatment.

If you are unsure if you have the symptoms, here are few:

Sweaty hands and feet.

Heart palpitations.

Dizziness.

Nausea.

Cannot sit still, or always fidgeting.

Feelings of panic, uneasiness, or fear.

Severe insomnia.

Shortness of breath.

Dry mouth.

Numbness or tingling in the hands and feet.

Muscle tension and aches.

If you experience any of these symptoms, it is important to seek medical advise immediately, so you can get to work on treating it the right way.

Types of anxiety disorder

Before a psychologist can diagnose you with this mental illness, they normally would ask patients a series of questions, that will help the doctors determine your level of anxiety. But, don’t worry whether it is serious or not, it is completely treatable, and you will be given a special medication to control it.

There are different types of anxiety that doctors will diagnose you with, if you are confused if whether or not you have anxiety disorder, here are the different types:

Generalized anxiety disorder

This type of anxiety, will often cause the patient to overthink about everyday situations that will normally never happen, or can happen but very seldom, like: natural disasters, killing sprees, fear of abduction, fear of terrorist attacks, and etc. or anything that they can think of that will cause tension and unrealistic situations. Sometimes these patients who experience symptoms of anxiety become anxious, because in their minds they have already thought of something that will make them feel worried, even if physically there is nothing to cause, or provoke the anxiety disorder.

Panic disorder anxiety

People sometimes don’t know that they already have this disorder, until they start to feel the symptoms. This type of anxiety is pretty common, even among people without the diagnosed mental illness. The only difference is, for normal people, a panic attack is fueled by anger, stress, worry, and annoyance. Whereas, for a diagnosed mental disorder patient a panic disorder, is accompanied with a strike of sudden terror or fear repeatedly and for no definite reason.

You will know if you have this disorder, if you have experienced a panic attack with an irregular heart beat, palpitations, severe sweating, chest pains (specifically irregular heart beats or strong pounding of the heart) and a choking feeling. For people who have the disorder, it actually feels like you are having a heart attack or “going crazy”

Social anxiety disorder

This is another common anxiety disorder, often found in kids who have experienced being bullied in high school or grade school. This develops at an early age, and especially if you have had a particularly bad and traumatizing childhood wherein you have been humiliated by another person, or have not been socially accepted by other kids and family members.

This type of anxiety disorder is also called social phobia. This type of disorder involves bouts of overwhelming worry and self-consciousness in front of others. Or in plain words, a person who fears being judged and ridiculed. The anxiety starts when a child or an adult experiences embarrassment in front of a large crowd, and cannot control the urge to stop getting worried.

Specific Phobias

This type of anxiety is also caused by a fear of an object, and something or someone that has caused trauma to you. Also a fear of certain situations, like: cliff diving, car driving, fear of heights, and etc. the result of this, will often leave the patient hesitant in every day situations.

Causes of anxiety disorder

Though many people will characterize this in a person to be a personal flaw, weakness or something to do with poor upbringing, it doesn’t necessarily mean that a patient with symptoms of anxiety are hard to cure. Anxiety can be caused by anything or anyone, and it will usually start at an early age.

Too much stress could also be a factor to this disorder, because what happens is, when the brain is undergoing too much physical and emotional stress, the brain will trigger certain amounts of fear to one part of the brain, making you feel anxious and uneasy.

Moreover, certain factors also revolve around significant events in a persons life that have become very traumatizing, that will leave the patient with sever anxiety as they grow up. This is also somehow linked to PTSD or posttraumatic stress disorder where the person undergoes an extreme amount of stress due to a traumatic incident. PTSD is caused by a traumatic event, like a car crash or a significant other dying of a sickness.

Conclusion

If you’re diagnosed with anxiety, don’t think that it’s the end of the world for you. It’s very treatable. It’s also a good idea to see a doctor who can determine what kind of anxiety you have and prescribe the proper treatment. With the right treatment, you can still live your life like you always have.